ENGLISH–POLARI DICTIONARY
(S–T)
sack. gouni
sad. tuge; tugichudinosa
sadness. tugichude
saga. milzermb’uneoni
sail. barkiing cheetz slayt. barki. sailing. barkiing. sailing-boat. barkiing cheet with a slayt or dha slaytz
sail-boat = sailing-boat
sailor. barki
salary. ninti
sale. bin; sauldi
salesman. bining omi
saleswoman. bining dona
salon. jaugering chovi
salt. laun. salt and pepper. dui-laun
same. saym
sample. mousta
Satan. Drei-Doubel
Satanic. a dha Drei-Doubel
Saturday. Samedi
saucer. skurreeni
sauna. ken fa dha bayning
saunter. trole. saunter in. trole in
savvy. savi
say. pelarva. say a prayer. fayk or pelarva a praygo. take well what someone says/said. lel bona enni wouniz lavz. Say! Nel[li]!
saying. adarjhio; pelarvering
scatter-brained. dizi
scent. smelliz
schmaltz. tule
schmaltzy. tulosa
scissor. kach. scissors. kachiz
scornful: be scornful of. varda alay wouniz vaunka att
scourge. kirtirvimento
scratch. bati-neir. scratch someone’s eyes out. bati-neir erbree enni wouniz ogerlz
scream. skreem. screaming queen. skreeming kween
scribble. skreev
scrotum. peeta
sea. worta
sea-blue. worta-blu
seal. jark
seaman. barki
seamstress. sivering dona/pelone
search. charpa. charpimento. search for [sexual] company at a venue. orda aun dha kolde korling
season. cheim
seat. besh-cheet
second. duito. sekken. decond half of. duito medza a
secret. gard
see. deek; varda. See you [later]! Ta dha reevardering! See you [again] soon! Ta dha reevardering narda laung cheim!
seek. charpa. seek revenge. fayk dha reitz
self. self
self-assured, -confident, -reliant. baldantzerosa
sell. bin
seller. bining omi or pelone
semen. marreer
send. pich. send across. pich ova. send away. pich away. send down. pich alay. send off. pich auf. send out[side]. pich erbree. send over. pich ova. send up. pich oup. send a letter. pich [auf] a rooka
send-off. pich-auf
send-up. pich-oup
sensational. fantabulosa
sensitive. seyra, techi
sent. picht. sent across or over. picht ova. sent down. picht alay
sentence. beekimento. beek
sentiment. sentimento
sentimental. tulosa
sentimentality. tule
separate. irnist. irnis intu dui [irnisiz]. separated. irnist
September. Setta-chune
sepulchre. lach for a meyrd-kove
sequin. vineeshen
series. sayma
serious. sirries. Are you serious? Ar-u moging?
serpent. sarp
serpentine. sarp-leik
serviette. moufeling cheet
session. beshimento
set. sayma; slanging ten. orda alay
seven. say-wouni, setta
seventeen. setta laung lepta
seventh. settito
seventy. setta laung deja
sew. siva. sewing needle. siva-cheet
sex. [h]arva, biz, charvering, ling-grapeling. sex game or play. ling-grapeling eemag. sex partner. pal. sex-slave. pal sanz liberichude. have sex [with]. [hav dhee] arva [with] or hav dha harva [with], bone, du dha biz [with], du a tirn [with]
sex-change. reemolde
sexual. lech. sexual arousal. lech. sexual favo[u]rs. gez’upiz. sexual intercourse. [h]arva, ling-grapeling, raujering. sexual partner. afeyr, pal. sexually available. tee-bee-[h]aych. sexually attractive. noumberosa. sexually attractive person. noumba. person sexually attracted to someone or something. -kween (e.g., a “dinj-kween” is a gay man sexually attracted to men of color)
sexuality. lechichude
Sh! Arnt nel pogeeleeni!
shag. charva
shame. deep emmichude, sharnda. [What a] shame! Sharda!
shameful. sharnderosa. Shameful! Sharnda!
shameless. sanz sharnda
shape. formarlichude. shapely. formarlichudinosa
share. irnis. shared. irnist
share-house. lati
shave. facha, stimp. shave one’s legs. stimp wouni self
she. shee
shear. facha
sheath, armernrauk
shed. karsi
sheep. bleeting cheet
sheepish. bleeting-cheet-leik
sheet. slayt
shepherd[ess]. raumboyl-kove fa dha bleeting cheetz
shift. m’uvari. shift [away]. deelati, reelati
shilling. beeyoni, deena
shiny. swishing
ship. lati aun worta. ship’s passenger. foke or kove a dha lati aun worta
-ship. -arjhio
shirt. chemmi, kameesa, kemishen, mish
shirt-top. kameesereeni
shit. alli-appel, brandi-cheet. brandi. take a shit. brandi. No shit! Ann nanti or no moge!
Shocking! shaukeru!
shoe. bayt, stampa
shoemaker. fayking omi/pelone a dha baytz
shoot. shute. shooting gallery. storl fa dha hach-cheeteeniz
shop. bin-ken, boteek. shopping. boteeking, (the shopping) boteeking cheet. shopping bag. peetereeni. shopping-day. boteek-dives, dives a dha boteek. do the or go shopping. akt, fayk dha or orda boteeking
shopkeeper. bining omi or dona/pelone, boteek-[h]omi or boteek-dona/-pelone
short. narnerautela, narda laung. = short film. narnerautela flik. short pants (shorts). kafileeniz. short story. narnerautela milzermb’une. shortly. narda laung cheim ankora. be short of. hav a mankimento a. in short. in pogee palarimentoze
shot. shaut
should. shood. should have (should’ve). shoodev
shoulder. piko
shout. bauberi. shout [out]. fayk a bauberi
shove. pressari narnimentay, bati-brays
shovel. skouvariing cheetoni
show. sikeyr. show off. gam
showman. strilering omi
show-off. gaming omi or pelone
showy. jhooshi, sheesh
shuffle. (do the shuffle) bat
shul. keyr a/fa dha Kosha chalz
Shush! Arnt nel pogeeleeni!
shut. firmayd. firmay. shut butt. firmayd arris. Shut up! Arnt nel! Shut your mouth! Arnt nel/Firmay ya m’ui!
sick. nafel
sickness. nafellimento; nafellichude
side. seid
siesta. lib in dhee arfta-medza
silence. totarlay kweirt. Silence! Arnt nel!
silent. totarlaymentay kweirt
silk. kays
silken. kays
silky. kaysi
silly. shauka
silver. a [dha] beeyoni-bar. beeyoni; beeyoni-bar
simple. fachi
simple-minded. paygel-leik
simpleton. paygel
sing. charnt, jauga. singing. charnting, jaugering. sing a song. charnt or jauga a gili
singer. charnting omi or dona/pelone, jaugering omi or dona/pelone, vauchi
sinister. drei
sit. besh. sit down. besh
sitting-room. pelarvering chovi
situation. turnayt
six. say
sixpence. say-saulti
sixteen. say laung lepta
sixth. sayto
sixty. say laung deja
size. bourichude
sketch. skirt. drome
skewer. kausheeni [fa dha karnish]
skilful. saviosa
skill. savi
skin. mootzi
skinny-dipping. aybrem bayning
skirt. skirt
skit. skirt
skullcap. kipa
slain. krasht
slander. minjarjhioze
slang. lingo
slap. bati-lapa, shaunk. slap across the face. bati-lapa or shaunking ova dha m’ui
slaughter. krash, krashing ta dhee aultrantz. krash ta dhee aultrantz
slave. omi or pelone sanz liberichude
slay. krash [ta dhee aultrantz]
sleep. lettiing. letti. Sleeping Beauty. Lettiing Bula. sleeping quarters. libarjhio. sleep rough. letti in dha libarjhio. go to sleep. orda lettiing, orda ta dha letti
sleeper. lettiing omi or pelone; vardo a dha boura troundeling cheet[z] fa lettiing
slender. feena
sling-backs. sling-bax
slum. sloum
slut. charlering omi or pelone; charvering dona
small. bar, beejhu, betti, -eeni. small boat. barkiing cheeteeni. small change. beeyoni. small fortune. hambageeni. small hole. hevveeni. small penis. bagajereeni, kartz[ol]eeni, narda ta varda in dha larda, winkel. small piece. k’utereeni
smart. dauli, sheeshee. smartly dressed. dauli
smarten [up]. jhoojh
smattering. tintereeni
smell. manki-cheet. fayk a manki chaumeni
smile. oysta
smith. fayking omi
smoke. foges; voge. smoke a cigarette. voge dha voge. smoke a joint. voge dha dubi
smooth. lish
snack. namyarileeni
snail. bole
snake. sarp. snake poison. drab a dha sarp[s]
snake-like. sarp-leik
snap. pauga auf. snap one’s fingers. fayk dha dousek
snapshot. eekaf
snippet. k’utereeni
snow. iv. parni dhee iv
snowball. koul a dhee iv
snowfall. lib a dhee iv
snowman. iv-cheet
so. leik dhat; tanti; akoy-pero, asarles. so much. tanti
soap. sapnis. soap up. sapnis oup
soccer. eemag a dha koul
sock. armernrauk
soda pop. Merriken-akwa. soda water. Paumi-akwa
sodomite. h’uping omi
sodomy. h’uping
soft. daulchay; narda hei in dha vauchi; narda rusli. soft drink. merriken-akwa. softly spoken. lo in dha vauchi
soirée. swaray
solar. kam
sold. bind
soldier. chingering omi or dona/pelone
solicit. praygo. solicit for sex. imporchune
solicitor. lili-[h]omi or -pelone
solitude. taudichude
some. chaumeni, enni. some time. enni kwaun. Some things never change. Chaumeni dauliz nix mei parree.
somebody. enni wouni
somehow. enni asarles
someone. enni wouni
something. chaumeni. a little something. a beejhurreeni juzei
sometimes. enni kwaun
son. omi-feeli
song. charnt, gili
soon. fachimentay; narda laung cheim [ankora]. as soon as. azz praunto azz
sorry. sauri
sort. teip
sou. kwortereeni
sought. charped
sound. bona. bru
soundness. bonimento, bonichude
soup. lap
sour. jageri-agro
sovereign. balantza
sow. grounting pelone-cheet
spade. skouvariing cheet
sparkling. fizi
speak. palari, panarli, pelarva. speaking. palaribelay, palariing. Don’t speak with your mouth full! Nanti palari weil u mounjari! so to speak. asarles ta panarli
spectacles. binz, ogel-fayx
speech. palarimento
sperm. marreer
spew. [cheiv oup dha] veerra
spider. web-pisha
spirit. nat [a dha bevvel]; nat a dha zee; [spirits] didel. spirit shop. boteek fa dha didel
spiritual. a dha nat a dha zee
spit. choonga. spit one out the window. choonga hir erbree dha varda-hev
spite. tipetichude
spiteful. tipeti, tipetichudinosa
splendid. jentri
splendo[u]r. jentrichude
spoil. mauli-koul; pasteesh. spoiled/spoilt. mauli-kould. spoils. jentz
spoon. roy
spoonful. royarda
sport. eemag
sportsman, -woman. eemaging omi or pelone
spot. ten
spring. a dha len[-cheim]. dha len[-cheim]; spirrarli; cheiv a dha worta; dash-oup. dash oup. spring a leak. lag a lag
spunk. ordering marreer
spy. jeezes
squalid. manki
squalor. mankimento
square. naf
Ssh! Shtoom!
stable. karsi fa dha grei[z]
stack. stouga
staff. kaush
stage. fambel; dha bordz. stage make-up. mouk, slap. off/on stage. auf/aun dha bordz
stain. pasteesheeni; pasteeshoni. leo a pasteesheeni aun
stair[case]. darntza
stamp. jark [fa dha rookerarjhio]. stamp one’s feet. stampa wouniz stampez
stampede. stamparjhio. stampa
star. dude
start. kementzimento. kementz
starving. chaulo[mentay] bauka
state. turnayt
station. keyr a dha boura troundeling cheet[z]
stay. ayjh. stay at. ayjh att
steal. chure, sharpa, shoosh. stealing. churing, sharpering. steal someone’s boyfriend or girlfriend, chure enni wouniz grei
steel. a [dha] boura-sasta. boura-sasta
stellar. dude
stench. mankimento
sterling. pauntichude
steward. kaufimaufi, trauli-dauli
stewardess. trauli-dauli
stick. kaush; k’uta. fix. stick in. leo in. stick of furniture. kaush. stick of [chewing] gum. k’uta a dha matlauking goum. stick one’s tongue out of one’s mouth. ling dha ling. stick up. tel-up, lel oup
stick-up. tel-oup, lel-oup
stiff. fayk; kaulinosa. [stiffy] fayk, kaulin
stink. manki-cheet. fayk a manki chaumeni
stockings. stimp-kouvez
stocky. narnerautela ann a pogee beeflat
stole[n]. churde, sharped, shoosht. stolen goods. churde cheetz
stomach. pir
stone. bar
stony. barosa
stool. brandi-cheet; hei besh-cheet
stop. ayjh; nish. stop smoking. nish dha vogze
store. boteekoni
story. milzermb’une
straight. fayk. gajo, naf
straight-acting. fayking dha gajo, naf-leik, narda move
strange. barberella; gajo
stranger. gajo
strangle. froumerjen
strangulation. froumerjennimento; froumerjennichude
strap. kleirreeni
straw. char; char-peip
strawberry. char-dourel. strawberry blond[e]. a dha char-dourel reir. omi or pelone a dha char-dourel reir
stream. flo[leeni]. flo. stream down. flo alay
street. drome. street corner. korna a dha drome
strength. ruslimento
stretch. strech. stretch limo. sheesh-keb’ushe
strife. chingichude
strife-ridden. chingichudinosa
strike. shaunk
stroll. trole. stroll in. trole in
strong. rusli
stuck. fixt
stupid. nora
sty. grounting cheetz lati
stye. pigz lati
style. romarjhio [a dha jhoojh]; asarlessimento, fashen. style one’s hair. jhoojh dha reir
stylish. sheeshee
sub-. soub-
subject. dauli
subside. mayk oup
subtle. feena
such. (such a) leik dhat. kel. You’re such a …! Kel … u ar!
suck. shoumf reon aun dha ling; (suck off) jari. suck on. shoumf aun. suck [on] an egg, berri a kakeling fart
sufficient. plenni
sugar. jageri
sugar-daddy. tauf-omi
suit. drayjh. orda bona
suitcase. peeta
summer. a dha leili[-cheim]. dha leili[-cheim]
sun. kam
sunburn. tumouch braunzetta mootzi
Sunday. Diminj, Settidives. be in one’s Sunday best. bee jhoojhd oup
sunglasses. g’uli ogel-fayx, ogel-filtez, ogel-shaydz
sunlight. kam-glima
sunny. kami
suntan. braunzetta mootzi
superb. larj
superficial. kank
superfluity. tumouchimento
superfluous. tumouch
superlative. larj
supervision. varda-oup
supervisor. varda-oup-kove
supper. namyari in dha sarla
support. dausing. daus
sure[ly]. chirto. I’m sure.… Chirto.…
surgery. ken a dha krokes; reemolde
surprise. serpreiz, s’upreez
suspend. chat
suspension. chating
swag. shoosh-bag
swallow. jhoojh, shoumf
swap. parree
swear. janka. swearing. janka. swear an oath. saulemen-janka a saulemen-janka. swear falsely. sauleman-janka mogimentay
swear-word. lav a dha janka
sweat. shvitz. fayk dha shvitz
sweaty. shvitzi
sweater. joumpa
sweet. dali. sweets. jageri. sweet and sour. jageri-agro
sweetheart. deeri
swim. orda in dha worta. swimming costume or trunks. drayjh fa dha leedo. go swimming. orda in dha worta
swimwear. drayjh fa dha leedo
swindle. hoonki
swindler. hoonkiing omi or pelone
swine. grounting cheet
swishing. swishing
synagogue. keyr a/fa dha Kosha chalz
syringe. sayn
syphilis. boura-kirtirva-kartzo, boura-kirtirva-minj
table. messeli
tablecloth. slayteeni [fa dha messeli]
tablet. dubi. take a tablet. shoumf a dubi
tailor. sivering omi
tailor-made. faykt pir dha sivering omi
take. lel. take away. lel away. take in. lel in. take a look at. varda. take off. lel auf. take off without paying. skarpa dha jetti. take out. lel (erbree). take a photo[graph]/picture. fayk an eekaf; see in place
take-away. lel-away (namyari)
taken. leld
talk. kakel, palarimento. kakel, palari, panarli, pelarva. talk matters or things over. pelarva dha dauliz
talking. pelarvibelay. kakeling, pelarvering
tall. laung
tan. braunzetta mootzi. tanned. braunzetta
tart. aspro. tart up. tarda oup
tasteless. manki, naf
taxi. rateling kove
tea. char. tea-kettle. char-cheet
teacup. tas fa dha char
team. sayma. “on the team”. in dha leif
teapot. berri-cheetoni or paut fa dha char
tear[drop]. parni
teary. parni-leik
tea-towel. moufeling cheeteeni
techy = tetchy
teen[s]y-ween[s]y. tray beejhurreeni, tray betti. teensy-weensy lie. tray betti mogeeni
teeth see in tooth
telephone. palari-peip, pelarvering vakarya. palari-peip. phone booth. lach fa dha palari-peip
telescope. dir-vardering vakarya, dir-varda-cheet
television. varda-vijhen, [television set] vardering vakarya
tell. palari. tell fortunes. dooka. Are you telling the truth? Ann nanti or no moge? I’m telling you the truth! Ann nanti or no fleiz! Ann nanti or no moge! Tell me something I don’t already know! O palari ta ya moudha a chaumeni [dhat] shee nix dayjha saviz!
temper[s]. kaulerimento[ze]
temple. keyr a/fa dha jaus chalz, keyr a/fa dha praygoze
temporary. diki. temporary work. akting diki
ten. daycha, deja
tenant. tobing omi or pelone a dha lati
tender. daulchay
tent. porl
tenth. daychito
term. reit lav
terminology. reit lav[z]
terrible. tray kaud
terrify. traysh moulti. terrified. moulti traysht. terrifying. moulti trayshing, trayshichudinosa
terror. trayshichude
terrorism. trayshichudinizmo
terrorist. trayshichudinistik. trasyshichudinisto
testicle[s]. kaud[z] , koul[z], kwaung[z]
test-tube. taseeni. test-tube baby. loulebei-cheet a dha taseeni
tetchy. techi
-th. –ito
than. dhan
thank. parreko, palari parreko tu. Thank goodness or God. tu dha Douberlz bennichude. Thank you. Parreko[ze]
thank-you, say. palari parreko
that. dhat; so, waut. that is [to say]. dhatz [ta] panarli
the. dha, dhee
theatre. dha bordz; keyr fa dha drarma
theft. chure
their. dheyr. their place. shay dheyr
theirs. dheyrz
them. dhem
themselves. dhem self
theme. dauli
then. [dhat] kwaun; poy
there. [dhat] akoy, ayjax. there is/are. ei; ekkoze. there is/are not. nei
therefore. akoy-pero
these. dheez
they. dhay
thickset. narnerautela ann a pogee beeflat
thief. churing dona or omi, sharpering dona or omi
thieve. chure, sharpa
thigh. prat
thin. feena
thing. chaumeni[-chaumeni], cheet, dauli, faykimento, sho
thingummybob. chaumeni-chaumeni
thingamajig, thingummyjig see thingummybob
thingy. chaumeni-chaumeni
think. savi oup; [think over] paunda. think so. savi oup leik dhat
third. traydzo; trayto
thirst. trusnimento; trusnichude
thirsty. trusni
thirteen. tray laung lepta
thirty. tray laung deja
this. dhis
thistle. bous
thorn. kori
those. dhoze
though. dho
thought. paunda
thousand. mili
thread. dori
three. tray. three times. tray cheimz
threepence, threepenny. tray-saulti
three-pronged. a [dha] tray-hulze
threesome. tray-sayma
threshold. hevvoni a dha geiga
thrice. tray cheimz
throat. kirlo
throne. boura-besh-cheet
throw. cheiv. throw the book at. cheiv dha lil a dha liliz att. throw down. cheiv alay. throw out. shayk wouniz daus. throw up. cheiv oup dha veerra
thug. rouf
thumb. boura loupa
thunder. graumena. fayk [dha] graumena. thunder and lightning. dui-graumena
Thursday. Jovedi
thus. asarles
tiara. taushereeni
ticket. jeib
tie. pan. tie down. pan alay. tie up. pan oup
timber. fraum dha weshoni. weshoni
time. cheim. at that time. dhat kwaun. from time to time. fraum cheim ta cheim. in one’s time. in wouniz besh
tin. a [dha] maularves. maularves
tincture. tintereeni
tint. tinta
tiny. beejhurreeni, tray betti
tip. metti
tipple. bevvi. tippling-house. bevvi, ken fa dha bevviing
tire. kinyo. tired. kinyode. tired out. tray kinyode
titivate. jhoojh
tittle-tattle. charla
to. ta, tu
tobacco. foges
today. dhis dives
toe. loupa a dha pindroze
toenail. neir a dha loupez (a dha pindroze)
together. sayma
toilet. brandi-lach, brandiing lach. toilet paper. bimf
token. juzeirreeni
tomato. gildo-parvi
tomb. lach for a meyrd-kove. the pharaoh’s tomb. lach fa dha meyrd-kove a dha feyro
tomcat. omi-gato
tomorrow. nex dives. tomorrow morning. nex sorlo tomorrow night. nex nauchi
tongue. ling[o]
tongue-twister. ling-tangeling lavz
tonic [water]. [fizi] Jentu-akwa
tonight. dhis nauchi or sarla
too. aseo. tumouch. too much. tumouch
took. leld
tool. chaumeni-cheet
tooth. fang, matlauk, paut, (teeth. fangz, matlaux, pautz). no teeth. nanti pautz in dha koubed
toothless. nanti pautz in dha koubed
“top man”. steema
topic. dauli
torso. oupar lukaudi
total. totarlay
touch. touch. touch up. fayk bona
touchy. techi. touchy-feely. swishing
tough. rusli, narda daulchay; rouf. [tough guy]. rouf
toupet. sheikeleeni
towel. moufeling cheetoni
town. gav. town hall. keyr a dha gav, keyroni a dha boura-gav
trace. drome
track. dromeeni. drome. the track. drome fa dha skarpering greiz
trade. dha b’utarjhio, wouniz b’ute
tradesman. chaumeni-cheetz-omi
tragedy. dres-oup, trajheek
tragic. dres-oup, trajheek. tragic drag-queen. dres-oup
trail. dromeeni
trailer. lati aun weelz
train. boura troundeling cheet. train station. keyr a dha boura troundeling cheet[z]
tram. troundeling cheet [aun weelz]
tramp. troumes. mini. tramp on someone’s toes. mini aun enni wouniz loupez a dha pindroze
trample. stampa
tranquil. kweirt
transport. troundelarjhio. pich ova. transported. picht ova
trash. rozi-cheetz. rozi. trash can. rozi
travel. vaygeri. travelling salesman. vaygeriing bining omi. travelling showman. toba-shomen, vaygeriing strilering omi
tread. mini. tread on someone’s toes. mini aun enni wouniz loupez a dha pindroze
tree. rook
triangle. tray-korna
trick. jedu; hoonki, moge-cheet. fayk dha moge-cheet aun, hoonki, moge tu
trident. tray-hule
trim. jhoojh. trimming[s]. jhoojh
trinket. beejhu
trip. vaygeri. [trip over] orda arris ova
troop. chingering omi or dona/pelone
trousers. frauk bilaung laliz, farting krakez, kafiz, katz, lali-dragz, lali-kouvez, trauliz
trouser-leg. kafi, kat
true. tachi
trunk. moofteroni. trunks. drayjh fa dha leedo
truth. tachimento; tachichude. Are you telling the truth? Ann nanti or no moge?
trundle. troundel
tub. arris-barkiing cheet
Tuesday. Martedi
tug. tarda. tug on. tarda
tumble. dib
tunic. chemmi
turd. brandi-cheet
turf [out]. shayk wouniz daus
turkey. indik
turn. girrari. turn [a]round. girrari reon. turn in. fayk dha libarjhio. turn into. get. turn off. leo auf. turn on. leo aun
turnip. kenarfi
tweezers. playstez
twelfth. dui laung leptito, kenzito
twelve. dui laung lepta, kenza
twenty. dui laung deja. in one’s twenties. in wouniz beshiz a dha dui laung deja cheimz
twice. dui cheimz
two. dui. two times. dui cheimz
two-pronged. a [dha] dui-hulze
twosome. dui-sayma
type. teip; skreev with dha vakarya
typewriter. skreeving vakarya